Kevin Friend sends John Terry off in the FA Cup clash with Peterborough

And Conte says his captain’s attitude — despite hardly getting a game — is a factor in whether he stays on at the club.

He said: “John’s showing me great commitment when I ask him to play and when he doesn’t play, because he’s helping me a lot in the changing room. He’s showing me to be a good player but above all a good man.”

Posh pulled one back against ten-man Blues through Tom Nichols and boss Grant McCann said: “The difference was they were clinical, we were not.